Hello,Olá,Hola and welcome to the first year of the hopefully annual Festival Iberoamericano de Circo (FIRCO), an adjudicated showcase of young, multidisciplinary artists representing 23 Portuguese and Spanish-speaking countries, performed October 19-21 2018 at Madrid’s Teatro Circo Price.
Why, Por quê, Por qué these countries? FIRCO’s organizer Miguel Chavez said that currently the percentage of Iberoamerican artists at international festivals is low, so this event was created to increase the access for and visibility of artists from these areas. FIRCO aims to promote circus arts as a vital part of creative cultures in Iberoamerican countries, to recogn...